Tag: Phil Snyder

Lack of adultery charges against Liam Goligher disrespects his wife and others and makes a mockery of the PCA’s claim to biblical authority, even as cheap grace abounds

June 14, 2025 Anglican Watch 4 comments

Following an Anglican Watch report on PCA pastor Liam Goligher and his guilty plea to sex in a public park with married church member Susan Elzey, a lengthy but illusory disciplinary process against Goligher played out within the Philadelphia Presbytery. The process, marked by multiple lies by Goligher about his

Tenth Presbyterian continues efforts at impression management, even as it ignores its organizational corruption

April 7, 2025 Anglican Watch 5 comments

Tenth Presbyterian is again playing games with its members. In an email dated April 5, 2025, Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) in Philadelphia announced that all active ruling members will resign at the end of the calendar year. While that sounds like good news at first blush, the reality is far different,

Former Tenth Presbyterian pastor Liam Goligher defrocked after pleading guilty to lying, sexual abuse, and more

February 6, 2025 Anglican Watch 2 comments

Former Tenth Presbyterian pastor Liam Goligher has been defrocked and barred from taking communion by the PCA’s Philadelphia Presbytery after pleading guilty to adult sex abuse, lying, abuse of power, and more. Anglican Watch first began investigating Tenth Presbyterian and Liam Goligher after church officials committed perjury in civil lawsuits

It’s payday: Tenth Pres reaps the wages of sin as it lurches towards collapse

March 25, 2024 Anglican Watch 5 comments

In the wake of Tenth Presbyterian’s (PCA) ongoing abuse, cover-up, corruption, spiritual abuse, and illegal conduct, including perjury, the church is lurching toward collapse. Per public financial statements, the Philadelphia-based church has projected annual revenue of a little over $3.8 million. As of March 20, just 12 weeks into the

Anglican Watch on Joseph Monk makes a fool out of himself in Ed Monk case while creating additional legal risk: “PS The only reason this matter reached a hearing panel is that Monk refused efforts to resolve the matter at…”

Anglican Watch on It’s official: The Episcopal church is dying: “My dear friend, Dee Parsons over at the Wartburg Watch is Missouri Synod. So best not to make any assumptions.…”

Virginia Mosser on More on St. Paul’s Montvale, one year later: “I grew up in this church too. I also loved to hear Paris Sims play the organ. A few friends…”

Harry Maginity on It’s official: The Episcopal church is dying: “This is who I am. Did you not want to hear the truth?”

Harry Maginity on It’s official: The Episcopal church is dying: “We left the Episcopal Church during the mass exodus of the 70s—but when we would find a parish faithful to…”